Iliev Surname

10,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Iliev Surname User-submission:

This is a surname derived from the name of a male ancestor, Ilie or Iliev. Those who bear it will have a paternal ancestor with one of those names.

Iliev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria43,4261:16119
North Macedonia2,8561:736101
Kazakhstan1,5391:11,4901,766
Spain8711:53,6764,978
Greece7991:13,8671,886
Moldova6541:5,446834
Russia6001:240,20525,636
United States4931:735,21157,637
Romania2861:70,2028,386
Germany2231:361,01134,636
England1801:309,54523,336
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Slovenia1081:23,0345,025
Australia991:272,68424,601
Serbia711:100,6338,071
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Austria591:144,32919,392
Czechia581:183,33627,089
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Slovakia311:172,14429,813
Croatia291:145,81420,021
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Norway221:233,74025,571
France191:3,495,933219,029
Malta181:23,9041,289
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Finland121:458,05828,977
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Georgia91:416,17216,412
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Wales91:343,83718,086
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Iliev (1,731) may also be a first name.

Iliev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a surname derived from the name of a male ancestor, Ilie or Iliev. Those who bear it will have a paternal ancestor with one of those names.

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Iliev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iliev Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Iliev (Georgian: ილიევი, Russian: Илиев) occurs most in Bulgaria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iliev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,573rd most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 137,193 people. The last name Iliev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Iliev are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Iliev is also the 184,438th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 1,731 people.

This surname is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 43,426 people, or 1 in 161. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 19 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 7 percent reside and Varna Province, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria this last name exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 5 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Iliev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Iliev surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Iliev surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Iliev earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning 351,282 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 324.22% more than the national average, earning R 1,008,100 per year; in United States they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $47,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $48,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilijev911,306/
Iliaev91236/
Iliyev9180/
Illiev9120/
Giliev9114/
Jiliev915/
Ioliev915/
Igliev912/
Ilgiev911/
Ailiev911/
Ilaiev911/
Ilev89618/
Iliv8912/
Ilijeva83376/
Jiliaev837/
Igliyev834/
Iliayev834/
Ilyaiev833/
Iliejev831/
Iliajev831/
Illiaev831/
Gilev803,491/
Ileva80600/
Ilaev80311/
Eliev80216/
Ilyev80201/
Ilief8069/
Iliov8060/
Uliev8052/
Iliew8047/
Ileev8028/
Ilgev8025/
Islev8018/
Ileuv8015/
Hilev8014/
Ilife8010/
Giliv806/
Iloev804/
Iljev804/
Illiv803/
Iolev803/
Ailev803/
Ilaiv801/
Illev801/
Ailiv801/
Jiliv801/
Ilievová7771/
Ilievova772/
Iliayeva771/
Gilaieva771/
Eliyev737,796/
Gileva734,527/
Iliffe731,573/
Gilaev73505/
Ilyaev73460/
Ilieff73249/
Geliev7393/
Aileva7367/
Ilgeiv7350/
Ilgeev7346/
Ilayev7342/
Ilijov7335/
Gileev7334/
Illaev7325/
Iliova7321/
Jileva7319/
Ulliev7318/
Elliev7317/
Giloev7316/
Ilijew7316/
Islieb7316/
Hileva7316/
Ioylev7313/
Gilyev7310/
Huliev738/
Hillev738/
Elieev736/
Ailyev736/
Illeev736/
Ioleva735/
Iljeva735/
Illife734/
Eliaev732/
Ileuov732/
Giliov732/
Iljevs732/
Ilyuev731/
Ayliev731/
Illeva731/
Iliyov731/
Illyev731/
Ileyev731/
Ileyov731/
Ilijeb731/
Elyiev731/
Ailaev731/
Ulieev731/
Ulijev731/
Hilife731/
Iliivs731/
Iliyav731/
Hitlev731/
Ăliyev731/
Elaiev731/
Aislev731/
Ilgaev731/
Isliep730/
Ulev67478/
Ilyayev67474/
Ylev67462/
Gilyaev67217/
Elev67130/
Ioyleva6744/
Ilgeeva6734/
Jileaev6714/
Ilib6713/
Illiffe6712/
Gaileva6712/
Elliyev6711/
Giliova6710/
Gilleva6710/
Iliw6710/
Ilef679/
Islaiov679/
Illieff677/
Ileyeva675/
Gilajev675/
Gilayev674/
Ilif674/
Aytliev673/
Illayev673/
Illeyev673/
Eliayev672/
Illiova672/
Uliv672/
Jilleva671/
Ilew671/
Ilivova671/
Illyaev671/
Elegiev671/
Gilgeev671/
Gilhaev671/
Ilyv671/
Ülev671/
Élev671/
Eligiev671/
Ailayev671/
Illiyew671/
Yliv671/
Hailaev671/
Isloiov671/
Hislife670/

Iliev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iliev in the Georgian language
ილიევიilievi90
ილიევiliev10
Iliev in the Russian language
Илиевiliev-

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